Prince of a film

A well-remembered French classic attracts a Chinese audience that seems to approve of the adventurous screen adaptation, Xu Fan reports.

One of the most translated novellas globally, The Little Prince has reportedly found its way into 253 languages and dialects, selling as many as 200 million copies, but has rarely been made into a film.

Now, around seven decades after the birth of the 1943 French classic, an American director has found a way to recreate the fantasy world of the title role and his friends on the big screen, making a big splash in China.